Cat Massage

It's Caturday again!

Check this very clever, fun link: http://www.zurmat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cat-massaging-lady-2.gif

Do you have a pet? Why are pets important to us?

Following the News ~ A Reminder

Language experts say that reading is the best way to improve your English language skills. Most people can find at least one or two interesting articles to read in the daily news.

It's also very useful to be up to date with current issues for the IELTS Speaking and Writing tests, where you'll need to write about or discuss a range of topics and concepts, and illustrate your points with examples.

Here's a starter list for some good quality online newspapers:


http://www.reuters.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

http://www.theatlantic.com/

http://www.guardiannews.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

http://www.abc.net.au/

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/

http://www.theage.com.au/


Enjoy your reading!

Talking about learning and education

Here's a thought-provoking short film about the Steiner method of education:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBYu3x9IWo .

You can read more about the Steiner approach on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_education .

How would you describe the way you learned at school? What are the most important qualities schools should foster and develop?